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title: Letter from A. Renault to A. Renault & Cie, 1839-09-30
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description: A commercial letter from Liverpool reporting British orders, payments, prices and urgent shipments of pale brandy, with instructions for a reply to the Post Office in Leith.
date: 1839-09-30
temporal: L'pool 30 Sepbre 1839
sort date: 1839-09-30
item sequence: 000390
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
language: English
language: en
creator: A. Renault
recipient: A. Renault & Cie
recipient: Renault & Cie
place sent: Liverpool
spatial: Liverpool
spatial: Cognac
spatial: Liverpool–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Renault
subject: Brandy
subject: British market
subject: Orders
subject: Shipping
subject: Liverpool
subject: Leith
subject: Britain
incipit: Mess. Renault & C. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Messieurs A. Renault & C.ie Cognac (Charente) @fr
public transcript: [[label: Documentary page 2]] Mess. Renault & C. Cognac Lpool 30 Sepbre 1839 Je vous confirme, Messieurs, ma lettre de Londres vous portant l'ordre conditionnel de John Matthew pr 20 B/ Nlle à 175 et possede la votre 24 ct. j'observe son contenu pour m'y conformer. depuis je ne me suis arreté qu'un trois à quatre heures à Birmingham où du reste il n'y avait rien à faire à l'heure qu'il est Mess. Mayhew & Tonolla brothers doivent avoir réglé avec Matthew qui a même avancé le droit sur leur eaux de vie. Mayhew m'a compté 22 " 10 " 0. pr la facture et J. Matthew m'avait donné £ 10 " - " - dont vous aurez à debiter mon cte aussitot que j'aurai 50 ou 60 £ d. plus qu'il ne vous faudra je les remettrai à Linuville Leliere & C. j'ai vendu ce matin à Mr. P. Towers to be sent in G. Bennett's name by first vessel 36 W. chaque 2 Hds pale Brandy equal in quality, age & colour to the one he had last year (25 years old) at 8/3 p galn free at Charente envoyez les de suite il me les payera à 3 mois du depart vous ne tirerez pas. que ces 2 B/ques soient parfaitement semblables en tout au précedent envoi. et qu'elles jaugent au moins autant qu'elles contiendront S'm'a acheté aussi les 2 qts de Dyson Holland je n'ai encore rien fait de plus mes prix sont à 195.- first cost. si je fais quelque chose je vous en aviserai de suite pour que vous ne restiez pas à découvert le moins possible. ne perdez pas une minute pr vos expedns de la depend toute notre affaire. me referant à l'article de ma lettre à ma femme concernant J. D. je vous salue de coeur A. Renault P. S. reponse Post office Leith où je serai dans 4 ou 5 ct y resterai cinq ou six jours. Lecoq etait ici samedi il est parti ce matin pr Preston (caminade est à l'isle de Man et Bonneau avec moi en bonne santé dites le à son frère. @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Messrs. A. Renault & Co. Cognac (Charente)
public translation: [[label: Documentary page 2]] Messrs. Renault & Co. Cognac Liverpool 30 September 1839 I confirm to you, Gentlemen, my letter from London bringing you the conditional order of John Matthew for 20 B/ Nlle at 175 and possess yours of the 24th inst. I observe its contents to conform to it. Since then I only stopped for a three to four hours in Birmingham where besides there was nothing to do at the present time Messrs. Mayhew & Tonolla brothers must have settled with Matthew who has even advanced the duty on their brandies. Mayhew counted 22 " 10 " 0. for the invoice and J. Matthew had given me £ 10 " - " - which you will have to debit to my account as soon as I have 50 or 60 £ d. more than you will need I will remit them to Linuville Leliere & Co. I sold this morning to Mr. P. Towers to be sent in G. Bennett's name by first vessel 36 W. each 2 Hds pale Brandy equal in quality, age & colour to the one he had last year (25 years old) at 8/3 p galn free at Charente send them immediately he will pay me for them at 3 months from departure you will not draw. let these 2 B/ques be perfectly similar in everything to the previous shipment. and let them gauge at least as much as they will contain S'm'a also bought the 2 qts of Dyson Holland I have not yet done anything more my prices are at 195.- first cost. if I do something I will advise you immediately so that you do not remain uncovered the least possible. do not lose a minute for your shipments on it depends our whole business. referring to the article of my letter to my wife concerning J. D. I greet you from the heart A. Renault P. S. reply Post office Leith where I will be in 4 or 5 inst and will stay there five or six days. Lecoq was here Saturday he left this morning for Preston (caminade is at the Isle of Man and Bonneau with me in good health tell it to his brother.
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rights holder: Neruda Archives
bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000390.
research status: Both complete captures, Liverpool dateline, Renault correspondent layers, English commercial phrases, postal evidence and postscript were directly image-checked. Date evidence: Dateline on P002. Origin evidence: P002 dateline and Liverpool postmark on P001. Recipient layers: postal addressee — A. Renault & Cie; textual addressee — Renault & Cie.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1825–1849
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.

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